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Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a hotel.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Marlotte - Rue Murger et Hotel de la Renaissance.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Better view of the place where I bought these cards, didn't know I had this one.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of the interior of a building.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Aix-Les-Bains. Grand Cercle. Galerie de Glaces.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Dear mother, This is part of the interior of our [illegible]. Some place, eh? It looks about as good as the [illegible] don't it? It is much warmer here than it is back at camp.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of hotel.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: 3558, Aix-Les-Bains - Hotel Mirabeau
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Dear Mother, Will you come and have dinner with me here? I sure wish you and Dad were here to enjoy all of this beautiful [illegible]. I am going up on top of one of the mountains to-day. Oh gee, the band just started to play, it sure sounds good.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Interior of a building with chairs set up for a concert.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Aix-Les-Bains. Grand Cercle. Salle des Concerts.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Dear Mother, This is another view of the y. There were hundreds of boys here, some leaving and some coming in every day. This is [illegible] one of the places Uncle Sam sends his boys on their [illegible].

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a lake with train tracks leading into a tunnel beside it.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Lac Du Bourget
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: How would you like to spend your time swimming in this lake. It is twelve miles long and better than two mile wide. I am on my forlough, having the time of my life. Going on top of the mountain this afternoon.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a town in the foreground with a lake and mountains in the background.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Aix-Les-Bains - Le Lac du Bourget.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Dear Pete, Here it is Sunday. Just finished a dandy four course dinner. Want you come and take a stroll up the mountain this afternoon with me? These mountains are [illegible] in front of my hotel [illegible].

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a building.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Aix-Les-Bains - Entree du Grand Cercle.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Dear Matthew, Sunday and a beautiful day. Just found a [illegible] good dinner [illegible] get fine feed here. The thing that worries me is the [illegible].

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a town in the foreground with a lack and mountains in the background.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Aix-Les-Bains (258 m. d'altitude) - Vue generale et lac du Bourget (longueur 18km., largeur de 1 km. 800 a 4 km.).
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Dear Matthew, [illegible] have had one grand time here. Get another furlough in four months. I hope the next one will be U.S.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of train tunnel beside a lake.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: La Savoie. Lac du Bourget - Ligne d'Aix-Les-Bains a Culoz, tunnel de la Colombiere (longueur 1300 m.).
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Dear Pete, One rides many a mile along this beautiful lake before coming in to Aix-Les-Bains. It is [illegible] a grand sight. Mountains on all sides of you, some are above the clouds.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Poicture of civilians at a train station.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Aix-Les-Bains - Arrivee du Chemin de fer a cremaillere sur le Plaleau du Revard (1568 m, d'alt.).
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Dear Pete, This is the summit of Mount Revard. One can see the mountains on the [illegible] border and mountains on the Italian border. They are now snow capped the year round. They are a wonderful sight. Mount Revard is a mile high, a grand [illegible] up.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of two train cars.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Aix Les Bains. - Chemin de Fer du Revard. - Une Tranchee.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Dear Matthew, This is a view of the engine and coach that take you up on Mount Revard. It is almost a mile high. One can get a wonderful view of the [illegible].

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a sailboat on a lake.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Aix-Les-Bains - Le Lac du Bourget - La Dent du Chat.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Dear Pete, Leave this evening for the camp. Back to work. Have had a wonderful time. Sure hate to leave. Have my next furlough will be in U.S.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a train station.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: 330. Bourron - La Gare.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: This is our [illegible]. It is about 1/4 mile from camp. Will get a train for [illegible] home from here some day.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a hotel.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Marlotte. Parc de l'Hotel de la Renaissance.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: This is the rear view of the hotel about a mile from camp, where we go to lounge and drink wine etc.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a hotel.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Marlotte. Hotel de la Renaissance.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: This is noon, just finished dinner. We had hash and [illegible] and tea. I also had some grape jam I bought at y. We can buy lots of good things to eat at the "y". I [illegible] to write you soon. So will try and write a few lines to-night.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a hotel.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Marlotte. Hotel de la Renaissance.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Notice arrow that [illegible] I bought there [illegible]. We have been having lots of rain for the past weeks. They say this is the start of the rainy season in France.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a restaurant in a hotel.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Marlotte - Jardins de l'Hotel Mallet - Le Restaurant.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: Oh, yes. I dine and have my wine and beer [illegible] too once in a while. Very beautiful places. Lots of pretty girls & etc. I'll run out of hotel cards after a while.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a river.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Montigny-sur-Loing - Les Bords du Loing a l'Automme.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: This is the stream where we used to go swimming when the weather was warm. The water is very cold and swift.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of the chamber of Marie Antoinette.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Palais de Fontainebleau. Chamber a coucher de Marie-Antoinette.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: How would you like to have a bed room like this? Please have mine fixed up like it.

Description: Postcard with inscription. Picture of a train coming into a station.
Inscription on Front, Transcribed [in French]: Montigny-sur-Loing - Interieur de la Gare.
Inscription on Back, Transcribed: This batch of cards that I am sending are the [illegible] of the cards. I sent some time ago.

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